[Taxacom] New molecular propaganda on primate systematics

[Kim van der Linde]

I refuse to believe that. But that is also the easy way out. Aren't we 
scientists to resolve these issues and move things forward?

Kim

On 4/26/2011 9:38 PM, Stephen Thorpe wrote:
> now, that is a very good question! In cases of data conflict where there
> is no obvious way to jump, shouldn't we invoke the old ''incertae
> sedis"? As Dan Bickel once said, 'ah, ''incertae sedis", my favourite
> group'! Seriously, if there is data conflict like that, then we simply
> cannot know the answer at present ... we cannot "resolve" it ...
> Stephen
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Kim van der Linde <kim at kimvdlinde.com>
> *To:* taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> *Sent:* Wed, 27 April, 2011 1:26:57 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Taxacom] New molecular propaganda on primate systematics
>
> John,
>
> I am not yet sure where your problem is, and so I have a question. How
> do you suggest that we resolve the issue of morphological versus
> molecular data when the data is inconsistent with each other? I have a
> similar issue in Drosophila and in the parrot family.
>
> Kim
>
> On 4/26/2011 8:33 PM, John Grehan wrote:
>  > Sergio,
>  >
>  > Perhaps you (and also Kim van der Linde) would care to identify what
> you thought was robust about it and I could then give a précis of the
> problems/limitations as Jeff and I saw them that will be presented in
> our (hopefully) to be published response.
>  >
>  > John Grehan
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: Sergio Vargas [mailto:sevragorgia at gmail.com
> <mailto:sevragorgia at gmail.com>]
>  > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 5:09 PM
>  > To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu <mailto:taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>;
> John Grehan
>  > Subject: New molecular propaganda on primate systematics
>  >
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > just read the reply to the orangutan paper, looks robust... I would
> like to see your reply! could you please let us know when it gets published.
>  >
>  > sergio
>  >
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